The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-04-28
"MURDERER AND LIAR.v

"MURDERER AND LIAR.v
Hard Words In Parliament-A Conserva-
tive Member Given tho Lie-nIr. Healy
Suspended and the House In an Uproar,
LONDON, April 15.-Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, resuming the debate on
the coercion bill in the house of COM
mons, twitted Lord Randolph Churchill
and Chamberlain with having secretly
consulted Parnell, seeking to make an
alliance with him for their own purposes.
The spirit in which the government
would administer the coercion act, if it
were passed, was sufficiently shown in
the appointment of Col. King Harman
to the parliamentary under secretaryship
for ireland. The bill would fail to sup.
press the Irish national league, because
the people of Ireland believed in the
league and trusted it. The effect of the
enforcement of the bill would be to make
the government more detested and the
league more popular than ever. As to
the tory and liberal union taunts about
American gold fostering Irish discomfort,
Sir William said:
"There are none who have less reason
to complain of American gold than Irish
landlords, for none get more of it. They
get it through their poor tenants rents"
If the government earnestly desired to
maintain the Union let them abandon
the policy of exasperating the Irish peo.
pie and adopt policy of justice and'con'
ciliation, Cheers.
Major Saunderson, conservative, SAID
that the national league was supported
mainly by criminals, dynamiters and
murderers across the Atlantic. he did
not charge the gentlemen opposite with
imbruing their hands in blood, but he did
charge them with associating with men
whom they knew to be murderers.
Mr.. Healy said that if Major Saunder-
son referred to him, he had no hesitation
in saying that Saunderson was liar.
This remark was greeted with rousing
Parnelite' cheers.
The speaker called upon Healy to
withdraw his expression.
Healy replied: ~ am not entitled to
rise until you sit down." when the cheer.
ing was renewed.
The speaker then resumed the chair
and Healy again took the floor. He
said :
81 am only able to meet The charge in
one way. If you rule that Major Saun-
dersou was in order, my expression was
equally in order. If you rule him out of
order 1 shall withdraw my expression"
The speaker: "That is rSt 80. Mr..
Saunderson made a charge of the gravest
nature. There the responsibility rests
entirely with himself. It is his duty I'd
prove it if he can. [Cheers. But I
cannot allow the expression you used"
Healy then repeated that Saunderson
was liar and great uproar arose.
The speaker again called upon Healy
to withdraw his remark. Healy refused.
The speaker thereupon named him, and
w. II. Smith, first lord of the treasury,
moved that Healy be suspended.
Redmond jumped up and shouted:
"I say he is liar, too."
The house divided on the motion to
suspend Healy, and the motion was
carried 11S to 81.
When the vote was anhounced Healy
walked out of the house, applauded by
all Parnellites, who stood up waving
their hats aud raising cheer after cheer.
Sauuderson, upon attempting to re.
sumo his speech, was interrupted by loud
cries of "Withdraw Withdraw" Sex.
ton, interrupting, asked Major Saunder.
son whether he (Saunderson) persisted
in his statement or would withdraw it.
Major Saunderson replied that Sheri.
dan was member of the executive com.
mittee, of which the member for West
Belfast (Sexton was also member.
Loud cries of "Withdraw."
Sexton: "Did I know him to be a
murderer? Did I ever associate with
man whom I knew to be murderer z"
TCheers, and voice: "Withdraw your
murderer"
Major Saunderson: II said that Sher
idan was on the committee aud against
him true bill vas found for completely
in the Phoenix Park murders. The com.
mittee must have known what kind of
man he was."
Here Sexton, springirg to his feet,
shouted: II say you are wilful, cow
ardly liar" Then there was another
uproar. The Parnellites all rose and
cheered franticaly, waving their hats in
the air. AS soon as there vas chance
to be heard Sexton, again addressing
Saunderson, exclaimed:
eff I only met you outside the door of
this house I would thrash you within an
inch Of your life"
The excitement was again renewed
The speaker arose and addressed the
house, but his voice was inaudible above
the din. When quiet had been some.
what restored the speaker said that un.
less Sexton withdrew his expression he
would be compelled TO name him. He
appealed to the house to assist him in
doing his duty, adding that he was will
ing to do anything in his power to allay
bad feeling. Cheer. The speaker
then pointedly asked Saunderson wheth'
er he charged Sexton with .sssociatiug
with murderers.
Mr.. Saunderson, after several evasive
answers, which were interrupted by loud
cries of "Answer," "Answer' the speak
er's question:" eventually withdrew the
words he had USED.
The speaker then asked Sexton to
withdraw his expressions, at the same
time adding: II cannot conceal from
myself the fact that the provocation has
been very great" Loud cheers.
Sexton then formally withdrew his ex-
preston.
Leake, member for Lancashire, sug-
gested that Healy be recalled.
The speaker said that nothing could
be done in the matter until the next
sitting, and Sexton thereupon gave
notice that at the next sitting of the
house be would move that the suspension
of Realy be revoked. [Cheers.
Saunderson then resumed his speech.
He said that Sexton was present at the
meeting at which Egan was made secre-
tary Of Clanna Gael, which was muir.
der society Of America.
Sexton rose to point of order and the
speaker advised Saunderson to withdraw
the offensive expression. Another scene